https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=44076

             Bug #: 44076
           Summary: =(-8)^(1/3) should return -2
    Classification: Unclassified
           Product: LibreOffice
           Version: LibO 3.4.4 release
          Platform: Other
        OS/Version: All
            Status: UNCONFIRMED
          Severity: normal
          Priority: medium
         Component: Spreadsheet
        AssignedTo: [email protected]
        ReportedBy: [email protected]


1) lsb_release -rd
Description: Ubuntu 11.04
Release: 11.04

2) apt-cache policy libreoffice-calc
libreoffice-calc:
  Installed: 1:3.3.3-1ubuntu2
  Candidate: 1:3.3.3-1ubuntu2
  Version table:
 *** 1:3.3.3-1ubuntu2 0
        500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ natty-updates/main i386
Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
     1:3.3.2-1ubuntu4 0
        500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ natty/main i386 Packages

3) What is expected to happen is when one types in a cell:

=(-8)^(1/3)

one gets -2 as the answer.

4) What happens instead is one receives #VALUE! as the answer.

WORKAROUND: Use Excel in WINE.

Microsoft Office Excel 2003 (11.5612.6505)

apt-cache policy wine1.3
wine1.3:
  Installed: 1.3.28-0ubuntu1~ppa1~natty1
  Candidate: 1.3.28-0ubuntu1~ppa1~natty1
  Version table:
 *** 1.3.28-0ubuntu1~ppa1~natty1 0
        500 http://ppa.launchpad.net/ubuntu-wine/ppa/ubuntu/ natty/main i386
Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
     1.3.15-0ubuntu5 0
        500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ natty/universe i386 Packages

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